Post #327095 by DJ HawaiianShirt on Tue, Aug 21, 2007 1:10 PM

Peg, I'm finding that it's increasingly becoming safe to order nothing.

A few weeks ago I went to McCormick and Schmidt here in downtown DC. It is a pretty high class restaurant, with a pretty decent bar.

Instantly I was impressed with their orange squeezer behind the counter(and they used it too). I was even more impressed when their cocktail list was categorized by decade, and each cocktail had a paragraph description underneath it. Then I saw "Trader Vic's Mai Tai", which proceeded to list all the proper ingredients. Delighted, I ordered it, asking the bartender if it was indeed the Trader Vic recipe. She shrugged. Uh oh.

Overall, the drink was prepared correctly, but was suspiciously light in color. I should have paid a little more attention, but I'm almost positive she had reached for the Bacardi "Superior", even when the menu listed Appleton in the recipe. I should have called them on it, but I've never been one to do that, and I still enjoyed the cocktail.

I'm ambivalent as to whether I should go back there.